Esquire Deposition Solutions Revised Minnesota pretrial discovery rules, which took effect Jan. 1, now encourage remote depositions by allowing them to be set by notice alone. Former practice required either a court order or stipulation. The changes are included in a package of rule amendments approved by the Minnesota Supreme Court late last year. Rule 30.02 of the… Continue reading New Minnesota Rule Removes Roadblocks to Remote Depositions
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Changes to Minnesota’s Underground Construction Laws Will Impact Minnesota’s Broadband and Other Utilities
Anthony S. Mendoza | Fredrikson In 2024, the Minnesota Legislature made several changes to the Gopher One Call Statute, creating reporting requirements for large operators and modifying excavation processes to require meetings at the sites of proposed excavations. It also created new safety requirements for underground telecommunications installers, which for the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan… Continue reading Changes to Minnesota’s Underground Construction Laws Will Impact Minnesota’s Broadband and Other Utilities
Minnesota Court Denies Substitution Motion: Implications for Litigation Funders
Anaid Reyes-Kipp, Jeremy Heep, Matthew H. Adler, Victoria Alvarez and Savannah Billingham-Hemminger | Troutman Pepper A new decision may cut back on attempts by third-party litigation lenders to control settlements. Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota refused to permit the substitution of a legal investment firm’s affiliate, Carina Ventures… Continue reading Minnesota Court Denies Substitution Motion: Implications for Litigation Funders
Court Rejects Differing Site Condition Claim for Lack of Timely Notice
John Mark Goodman | BuildSmart A Minnesota federal court dismissed a tunnelling contractor’s differing site condition claim because notice of the condition was given eight days after the conditions were first observed whereas the contract required notice within three days (see Engineering & Construction Innovations, Inc. v. Bradshaw Construction Corp.). The project at issue involves installation of a… Continue reading Court Rejects Differing Site Condition Claim for Lack of Timely Notice
Minnesota Just Made It Harder For Insureds To Claim ‘Bad Faith
Matthew S. Jones | Freeman Mathis & Gary In the matter entitled Fishbowl Solutions v. Hanover Ins. Co., the United States District Court for Minnesota affirmed a Magistrate Judge’s Order denying an insured’s motion to amend the complaint to allege “bad faith.” The insured purchased a technology professional liability policy. When a third-party fraudster obtained… Continue reading Minnesota Just Made It Harder For Insureds To Claim ‘Bad Faith